North Carolina police officer killed in overnight shootout
A North Carolina police officer has been killed in a shootout while responding to a breaking and entering call
Via AP news wire
Friday 11 December 2020 17:48 GMT
A North Carolina police officer was killed in a shootout early Friday while responding to a breaking and entering call, authorities said.
Arrest warrants say Mount Holly police officer Tyler Herndon was one of several officers to respond to a call at Mount Holly Car Wash and Arcade around 3:30 a.m. Friday, The Gaston Gazette reported.
Herndon was shot during a shootout between the breaking and entering suspect and police officers, authorities said. Herndon and the suspect were taken to CaroMont Regional Medical Center, but it's not clear when Herndon died.
Police charged Joshua Tyler Funk, 24, of Mount Holly, with first-degree murder. Funk is jailed without bond and he has not been assigned an attorney, according to a court clerk.